Secret No More - FBI Records Classification System

FBI Central Records System Classifications

The first three numbers of any FBI file designation indicate the kind of offense the FBI was investigating when it opened the file. For example, a file number that begins “025” would be classification 25, or an investigation into draft evasion or violation of the Selective Service Act.

1	National Academy matters
2	Neutrality Matter
3	Destruction or Overthrow of the Government
4	National Firearms Act
5	Income Tax
6	Interstate Transportation of Strikebreakers
7	Kidnapping
8	Migratory Bird Act
9	Extortion
10	Red Cross Act
11	Tax (other than income)
12	Narcotics
13	National Defense Act; Prostitution; Selling Whiskey Within Army Camps, 1920 only (obsolete)
14	Sedition
15	Theft from Interstate Shipment
16	Consolidated into Classification 69
17	Fraud Against the Government - Veterans Administration
18	May Act
19	Censorship Matters
20	Federal Grain Standards Act, 1920 only (obsolete)
21	Food and Drugs
22	National Motor Vehicle Traffic Act, 1922-27 (obsolete)
23	Prohibition
24	Profiteering, 1920-24 (obsolete)
25	Selective Service Act
26	Interstate Transportation of Stolen Motor Vehicles and Stolen Aircraft
27	Patent Matter
28	Copyright Matters
29	Bank Fraud and Embezzlement
30	Interstate Quarantine Law (obsolete)
31	White Slave Traffic Act
32	Fingerprint Matters
33	Uniform Crime Reporting
34	Violation of Lacy Act, 1922-43 (obsolete)
35	Civil Service
36	Mail Fraud
37	False Claim Against the Government, 1922-29 (obsolete)
38	Application for Pardon to Restore Civil Rights, 1921-35 (obsolete)
39	Falsely Claiming Citizenship (obsolete)
40	Passport and Visa Matters
41	Explosives (obsolete)
42	Deserter
43	Illegal Wearing of Uniform
44	Civil Rights
45	Crime on the High Seas
46	Fraud Against the Government
47	Impersonation
48	Postal Violations (except Mail Fraud)
49	National Bankruptcy Act
50	Involuntary Servitude and Slavery
51	Jury Panel Investigation
52	Theft or Destruction of Government Property
53	Excess Profits on Wool, 1918 (obsolete)
54	Customs Laws and Smuggling
55	Counterfeiting
56	Election Laws
57	War Labor Dispute Act (obsolete)
58	Bribery; Conflict of Interest
59	World War Adjusted Compensation Act, 1924-44 (obsolete)
60	Anti-Trust
61	Treason
62	Miscellaneous-Nonsubversive
64	Foreign Miscellaneous
65	Espionage
66	Administrative Matters
67	Personnel Matters
68	Alaskan Matters (obsolete)
69	Contempt of Court
70	Crime on Government Reservation
71	Bills of Lading Act
72	Obstruction of Criminal Investigations
73	Application for Pardon
74	Perjury
75	Bondsmen and Sureties
76	Escaped Federal Prisoner
77	Applicants (Special Inquiry, Departmental, Other Gov’t Agencies)
78	Illegal use of Government Transportation Requests
79	Missing Persons
80	Laboratory Research Matters, Headquarters
81	Gold Hoarding, 1933-45 (obsolete)
82	War Risk Insurance (obsolete)
83	Claims court
84	Reconstruction Finance Corporation Act (obsolete)
85	Home Owners Loan Corporation (obsolete)
86	Fraud Against the Government - Small Business Administration
87	Interstate Transportation of Stolen Property
88	Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution
89	Assaulting or Killing a Federal Officer
90	Irregularities in Federal Penal Institutions
91	Bank Robbery
92	Racketeering Enterprise Investigations
93	Ascertaining Financial Ability
94	Research Matters
95	Laboratory Examinations
96	Alien Applicants (obsolete)
97	Foreign Agents Registration Act
98	Sabotage
99	Plant Survey (obsolete)
100	Domestic Security
101	Hatch Act (obsolete)
102	Voorhis Act
103	Interstate Transportation of Stolen Cattle
104	Servicemen’s Dependents Allowance Act of 1942 (obsolete)
105	Foreign Counterintelligence
106	Alien Enemy Control
107	Denaturalization Proceedings (obsolete)
108	Foreign Travel Control (obsolete)
109	Foreign Political Matters
110	Foreign Economic Matters
111	Foreign Social Conditions
112	Foreign Funds
113	Foreign Military and Naval Matters
114	Alien Property Custodian Matter (obsolete)
115	Bond Default
116	Department of Energy, Applicant
117	Atomic Energy Act
118	Applicant, Central Intelligence Agency (obsolete)
119	Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act
120	Federal Tort Claims Act
121	Loyalty of Government Employees (obsolete)
122	Labor Management Relations Act
123	Special Inquiry, State Department, Voice of America (obsolete)
124	European Recovery Program (obsolete)
125	Railway Labor Act
126	National Security Resources Board (obsolete)
127	Sensitive Positions in the United States Government (obsolete)
128	International Development Program (obsolete)
129	Evacuation Claims (obsolete)
130	Special Inquiry, Armed Forces Security Act (obsolete)
131	Admiralty Matter
132	Special Inquiry, Office of Defense Mobilization (obsolete)
133	National Science Foundation Act Applicant (obsolete)
134	Foreign Counterintelligence Assets
135	PROSAB - Protection of Strategic Air Command Bases of the US Air Force (obsolete)
136	American Legion Contacts (obsolete)
137	Informants
138	Loyalty of Employees of International Organizations
139	Interception of Communications
140	Security of Government Employees
141	False Entries in Records of Interstate Carriers
142	Illegal Use of Railroad Pass
143	Interstate Transportation of Gambling Devices
144	Interstate Transportation of Lottery Tickets
145	Interstate Transportation of Obscene Matter
146	Interstate Transportation of Prison Made Goods
147	Fraud Against the Government-Department of Housing and Urban Development
148	Interstate Transportation of Fireworks
149	Destruction of Aircraft or Motor Vehicles
150	Harboring of Federal Fugitives, Statistics (obsolete)
151	Referral Cases from Office of Personnel Management, Applicant Loyalty
152	Switchblade Knife Act
153	Automobile Information Disclosure Unit
154	Interstate Transportation of Unsafe Refrigerators
155	National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958
156	Employee Retirement Income Security Act
157	Civil Unrest
158	Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (obsolete)
159	Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959
160	Federal Train Wreck Statute
161	Special Inquiries for White House, Congressional Committees, and Other Government Agencies
162	Interstate Gambling Activities
163	Foreign Police Cooperation
164	Crime Aboard Aircraft
165	Interstate Transmission of Wagering Information
166	Interstate Transportation in Aid of Racketeering
167	Destruction of Interstate Property
168	Interstate Transportation of Wagering Paraphernalia
169	Hydraulic Brake Fluid Act (obsolete)
170	Extremist Informants (obsolete)
171	Motor Vehicle Seat Belt Act (obsolete)
172	Sports Bribery
173	Civil Rights Act of 1964
174	Explosives and Incendiary Devices
175	Assaulting, Kidnapping or Killing the President
176	Antiriot Laws
177	Discrimination in Housing
178	Interstate Obscene or Harassing Telephone Calls
179	Extortionate Credit Transactions
180	Desecrationof the Flag
181	Consumer Credit Protection Act
182	Illegal Gambling Business
183	Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations
184	Police Killings
185	Protection of Foreign Officials and Official Guests
186	Real Estate Settlement Procedure Act of 1974
187	Privacy Act of 1974
188	Crime Resistance
189	Equal Credit Opportunity Act
190	Freedom of Information / Privacy Acts
191	False Identity Matter (obsolete)
192	Hobbs Act - Financial Institutions; Commercial Institutions
193	Hobbs Act - Commercial Institutions (obsolete)
194	Hobbs Act - Corruption of Public Officials
195	Hobbs Act - Labor Related
196	Fraud by Wire
197	Civil Actions or Claims Against the Government
198	Crime on Indian Reservations
199	Foreign Counterintelligence - Terrorism
200	Foreign Counterintelligence Matters
201	Foreign Counterintelligence Matters
202	Foreign Counterintelligence Matters
203	Foreign Counterintelligence Matters
205	Foreign Revenue Sharing
205	Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977
206	Fraud Against the Government
207	Fraud Against the Government
208	Fraud Against the Government
209	Fraud Against the Government
210	Fraud Against the Government
211	Ethics in Government Act of 1978
212	Foreign Counterintelligence - Intelligence Community Support
213	Fraud Against the Government
214	Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act
215-229	Foreign Counterintelligence Matters
230-240	FBI Training Matters
241	DEA Applicant Investigations
242	Automation Matters
243	Intelligence Identities Protection Act of 1982
244	Hostage Recuse Team
245	Drug Investigative Task Force
246-248	Foreign Counterintelligence Matters
249	Toxic Waste Matters
250	Tampering with Consumer Products
251	Controlled Substances
252	National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime/Violent Criminal Apprehension Program - NCAVC/VI-CAP
253	Fraud and Related Activity in Connection with Identification Documents
254	Destruction of Energy Facilities
255	Counterfeiting of State and Corporate Securities
256	Hostage Taking - Terrorism
257	Trademark Counterfeiting Act of 1984
258	Credit and/or Debit Card Fraud
259	Security Clearance Investigations Program
260	Industrial Security Program
261	Security Office Matters
262	Overseas Homicide - Attempted Homicide
263	OPR - Office of Professional Responsibility Matters
264	Computer Fraud and Abuse
265	Acts of Terrorism in the United States - International Terrorists
266	Acts of Terrorism in the United States - Domestic Terrorists

267	Drug Related Homicide
268	Engineering Technical Matters – FCI
269	Engineering Technical Matters - Non-FCI
270	Cooperative Witnesses
271	Arms Control Treaty Matters
272	Money Laundering
273	Adoptive Forfeiture Matters - Drugs
274	Adoptive Forfeiture Matters - Organized Crime
275	Adoptive Forfeiture Matters - White Collar Crime
276	Adoptive Forfeiture Matters - Violent Crimes and Major Offenders
277	Adoptive Forfeiture Matters - Counterterrorism
278	President’s Intelligence Oversight Board Matters
279	Weapons of Mass Destruction
280	Equal Employment Opportunity Matters
281	Organized Crime Drug Investigations
282	Color of Law
283	Foreign Counterintelligence Investigations
284	Economic Counterintelligence
285	Acts of Economic Espionage
286	Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances
288	Computer Intrusion - Criminal
289	Witness Security Program
290	Alien Terrorist Removal Court
292	Domestic Emergency Support Team
293	Foreign Emergency Support Team
295	Intellectual Property Rights
296	Integrity Committee Matters
297	Inspection Matters
298	National Sex Offender Registry- Violations
300	Counterterrorism Preparedness
301	Missing Persons DNA Database
302	Foreign Counterintelligence Investigations
303	Foreign Counterintelligence Investigations
304	Foreign Counterintelligence Investigations
305	Innocent Images National Initiative
306	Serial Killings
307	Foreign Counterintelligence Investigations
308	ERT Administrative Matters
309	Human Rights Offenses
310	Foreign Counterintelligence Investigations
311	Foreign Counterintelligence Investigations
312	Cyber Crime - Training Received and Provided
314	InfraGard
315	International Terrorism Investigations
316	Cyber Crime - Other
318	Corporate Fraud; Prime Bank and High Yield Investment Fraud, Insider Trading, Market Manipulation
319	Administrative Records
321	Operations/Program Management
322	Bioterrorism Risk Assessment Matters
323	Hazardous Material Response Team
324	Foreign Counterintelligence Investigations
325	Foreign Counterintelligence Investigations
326	Foreign Counterintelligence Investigations
327	Foreign Counterintelligence Investigations
329	Mortgage Fraud
330	Advanced Technologies Investigations
332	Media Leak
333	Legal Advice and Opinions
800	Intelligence Program
801	International and Domestic Terrorism
802	Counterintelligence
803	Cyber
804	Criminal
805	Directorate of National Intelligence Requirements
806	Directorate of National Intelligence, Other
807	Weapons Of Mass Destruction
808	Foreign Intelligence Program
809	Foreign Intelligence Program
810	Foreign Intelligence Program
811	Foreign Intelligence Program
812	Foreign Intelligence Program
813	Foreign Intelligence Program
814	Foreign Intelligence Program
900	Major Case - Terrorism

Updated 08/30/2008.

The information contained on this and subsequent pages of “Secret No More” was obtained and developed by: Michael J. Ravnitzky
MikeRav@verizon.net

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